ChainCatcher news, NBA Top Shot has announced the launch of a community funding program to support collectors, fans, and community leaders. This program will initially fund and support community-led activities during the 2024-2025 season and will provide funding for grassroots community building. It is currently divided into three funding tiers: Common Tier ($100-499), Rare Tier ($500-999), and Legendary Tier ($1000-5000).

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Polygon community funding program has announced the launch of its second season, with a total prize pool of 35 million POL. Independent grant distributors include Eliza Labs (ai16z), Crossmint, IoTeX, Thrive, and Gitcoin, covering areas such as: AI, DePIN, and Memecoins.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized derivatives protocol GMX tweeted that it will launch the second round of funding program, and project parties can start applying from June 3rd. The total amount is approximately 600,000 ARB, with a maximum grant limit of 75,000 ARB per application.This round of funding aims to support builders who contribute to further applications on Arbitrum by building on and integrating with GMX V2. Additionally, projects that have already received STIP-Bridge grants, LTIPP grants, or grants from the first round of the GMX funding program will not be eligible to apply for the second round of grants.

ChainCatcher message, Worldcoin's official announcement states that the Worldcoin Foundation opened the community funding program Wave1 applications in April, while also launching World Chain. With the introduction of the World Chain category in the Worldcoin community funding program, the connection between these two developments has become even closer.The new World Chain funding category aims to support infrastructure, projects, and research to help scale World Chain, serving billions of people and improving their on-chain experience. Fundable categories include: improved developer experience and tools, digital identity, ecosystem growth, and governance.Funding applications are now open, with a deadline of May 24, 2024.

ChainCatcher news, the Worldcoin Foundation officially announced the launch of the Wave1 Community Grant Program, accepting funding applications from global community members. Currently, Worldcoin has over 10 million users across 167 countries, and this program aims to support global organizers, developers, and researchers in contributing to the expansion of an efficient and inclusive global identity and financial system.It is reported that the Wave1 funding categories include improving developer experience and tools, digital identity, ecosystem growth, governance exploration, and more. Applicants can receive up to $10,000 in community grants, up to $50,000 in project grants, and higher amounts for open projects and requests for proposals (RFP) funding. Applications will close on May 24.

ChainCatcher news, the Avalanche Foundation is launching the Avalanche Community Grant Program, which encourages projects and developers to build within the continuously evolving Avalanche ecosystem. The foundation will collaborate with Gitcoin, the largest and longest-running Web3 grant program, to allocate grant funds to match community donations and support crowdfunding within the ecosystem.For the first time, the Avalanche community can play a direct role in deciding which projects the foundation will fund. Submissions for the first round of grants will open on March 26. Any team or individual that has contributed to the Avalanche ecosystem in the past or plans to contribute in the future is eligible to apply.The Avalanche Community Grants will be conducted in multiple rounds, each with its own criteria, deadlines, and funding limits. Each round will utilize a combination of Gitcoin grant stacks as well as secondary and retroactive funding to optimize the grant program.

ChainCatcher message, Compound Grants on platform X indicates that the Compound Grants Program (CGP) will launch a new round of funding on November 30, with a budget of $1 million to support high-quality builders/projects.The CGP (Community Grants Program) will fund grant proposals in the following areas: new DApps and creative projects; multi-chain/cross-chain, development tools; security tools.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official Twitter, the Ethereum Layer 2 network Taiko, based on zkRollup, has announced a community grant program aimed at discovering and supporting innovative community members building and developing within the Taiko ecosystem, providing economic incentives and developer resources.All grants will be awarded in the form of Taiko tokens in the future, with up to 0.2% of the total token supply allocated to the first recipient project. The donation categories include: Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKP), Education and Community, Proposer Optimization, Alternative Proposer-Prover Token Economics, Proof Market, Social/Messaging DApps, NFT Bridges and Markets, Gaming, AI Integration. (Source link)